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Sonicsgate: The Real Reason Seattle Lost the Sonics

Not a day goes by where I don’t think about our old basketball team. As a youth and as an adult, my evening revolved around watching the Sonics game. I am a pro basketball junkie, not near as much as I used to be after getting burnt by the NBA, but I still tune in for the big games. I can’t even decide who my favorite team is anymore, some days it’s the Washington Wizards, some days it’s the New York Knicks. I miss the Sonics, the games, the celebrations after a big win and the misery after the losses

The NBA burnt me and many other fans in this region and it created a Seattle sports black hole that starts in January and ends in April. Now a documentary is about to be released which will tell the real reason behind the Sonics departure. Sonicsgate is an investigative piece that explores what really happened to cause this tragedy, as the perfect storm of greed and political impotence cost Seattle its only championship team. Watch the Sonicsgate Trailer. . .

Sonicsgate opens on Friday night but is sold out. The afterparty celebration will be held this Friday at 10 pm at Spitfire in Belltown and celebrity guests will be in attendance. Go here for more info.

There are still a few tickets available for the Saturday night showing at Pacific Place at 8 pm, click here to buy tickets.

Sonicsgate will be a movie that will remind basketball fans what we once had and renew the passion for getting a new team back to this great city. Don’t let the passion for professional basketball go away; remember the times we once had with our team and the great memories we had. Here are some of my favorite Sonics memories, here, here and of course here. Here is my least favorite, and as much as I hated seeing Dikembe Mutombo rolling around on my court, I’d allow him to do it once per season if we had a team back here.

After you go see the movie, come back here and tell me what you thought about the movie!

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